What We Know About When "Elemental" Will Be on Disney+

"Elemental" director Peter Sohn, known for directing Pixar's 2015 film, "The Good Dinosaur," said in a May 2022 statement that the inspiration for "Elemental" came from his own experience growing up in New York. "My parents emigrated from Korea in the early 1970s and built a bustling grocery store in the Bronx," he said (via Deadline). "We were among many families who ventured to a new land with hopes and dreams — all of us mixing into one big salad bowl of cultures, languages, and beautiful little neighborhoods. That's what led me to 'Elemental.'"